Study shows flu shots may have increased risk of miscarriage, puzzling researchers https://t.co/64djXp25u3
— STAT (@statnews) September 13, 2017
Health: Modern
$475,000 Drug for Children With Leukemia
At $475,000, new cancer drug raises thorny questions about drug pricing — and value https://t.co/taJYUppX4K
— STAT (@statnews) September 4, 2017
Medical Error 3rd Leading Cause of Death in the United States
Official: Medical Error = 3rd Leading Cause of Death in US (BMJ) https://t.co/weiounzELI pic.twitter.com/stwBvXzVNR
— Jonathan Treasure (@herbological) August 16, 2017
A Link Between Certain Antibiotics and Increased Risk of Birth Defects
— Medicalskeptic (@medskep) July 22, 2017
We Are All Mutants Now: The Trouble with Genetic Testing
‘We are all mutants now’: the trouble with genetic testing https://t.co/7MjdsxHKae
— Richard Vaughn MD (@rvaughnmd) July 18, 2017
Ketogenic Diet to Normalize the Microbiome?
In this recent study they concluded:
Colonic biofermentative function is markedly impaired in MS patients.The ketogenic diet normalized concentrations of the colonic microbiome after 6 months.
This direction is worthy of more study.
Questioning the Hype for Machine Learning for Medicine
If you thought machine learning was a remedy in medicine, this will make you think again https://t.co/XpeetwDxK2
many good points @NEJM #AI pic.twitter.com/2xJba1tL93— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 28, 2017
Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Metabolic Syndrome?
More research into the microbiome as a vector of treatment is being undertaken by mainstream medicine. The treatment of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections was the more recent area of focus but now other areas are being considered.
This excellent research paper not only comments on the use of fecal microbiota transplants for metabolic syndrome, but it also provides a concise history fecal transplantation.
Fecal microbiota transplantation in metabolic syndrome: History, present and future: Full Article
As mentioned earlier, the most widely accepted explanation for the origin of metabolic syndrome is translocation of endotoxin (LPS) or direct translocation of gram-negative microbes, causing low grade inflammation. However, data on this phenomenon are still inconclusive.
Do see our forum thread about metabolic syndrome for more information on the subject.
A New, More Holistic Theory of Genes
A new study suggests that (almost) every gene might affect (almost) everything, reports @edyong209 https://t.co/yw59dOKt7Y
— Ash Paul (@pash22) June 24, 2017